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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 14 Dec 1905, p. 6

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fcCiMT C ̂roMHTinp® Afs nnjiiBDR CHARLES MORRIS BUTLER. of % iOmnfv AVamCyf Tmcmm/ 7nsfeitf2fylb?&Q _ , Copyright, IMS, by Charles Morris Butler. * CHAPTER XXIV. Lang Explore* the Tunnel. f Aft a matter of precaution against eavesdroppers, before entering into the conversation between Dr. Hunt- lngton and his daughter, Lang attended to the locking up of the house, and sta­ tioned Wilson in the front parlor as a guard, while the trio adjourned to the front room above. Dr. Huntington took a seat In an easy chair, with Pearl standing at his back; Louis paced the length of the room several ' times before speaking; at last he stopped before the doctor's chair. ;i&. , "Dr. Huntington," said Louis, "when * 'I married your daughter I formed the* . ? . union as a means of protecting her }' from harm. Now we find--that is, y :• both of us--that we really love one ?,;j;;"another. I have sought this Interview &J$ato request you to consent to our mar- riage, in reality." • ^ <Is 11118 your ^sh* Pearl?" asked / * the doctor, and there was a tinge of V* , (* V sadness in his voice. | v ^ , "It is, papa," Pearl answered, fondly kk."" 'kissing her parent, and attempting to pj, ^"f *' hide her blushes by resting her head E,i ; , on his shoulder. The doctor tenderly stroked his -head for a moment, gazing i '• into her face wistfully; then for a little time buried his face in his hands, ^sighing deeply. "You are taking an ^advantage of me," he at last managed Jto say to Louis. "I did at first think .•you a disinterested, honest man, and '•X" ,'<$ Intended to trust you with more than > \ my life--the honor of my child. You ^ v , feel, no doubt, the truth--I do not de- f;V V Bire a union in fact But you plaoe i**. -?? 1; - :jme in a position where I cannot re­ fuse." "I understand you# Dr. Huntington,' fcu* replied Louis. "You were willing, you %re willing, to use me--but you do not •%* think me worthy of filling the true station of husband to your child." .<•* Louis had not meant to retort, but for this reason she is entitled to my confidence; if it were not for the love I bear her and the respect I owe you I should not recite what I am about to say. "My youth Is not known to you. My father was a respectable grocer on a small scale, and my mother came from a good family. When quite a young man I was arrested on the charge of having killed a New York tough by the name of Monroe. After a year's incarceration in the Tombs I was tried for the crime and acquitted for lack of evidence to convict A strange in cident in connection with this case was the fact that while I felt I was Innocent of the killing I really did not know whether I was so or not, but left no stone unturned to prove it one way or the other.' At last I succeeded in wringing a confession from the lips of the true murderer, and, to my mind, Cleared my name of the stain of blood. I may have been a foolish youth in my time, but I am pleased to be able to state, now that so much hinges upon it, that as far as I know I have never broken a law of any country-- I am no more a criminal than you are. "The only thing you can have against me is the fact that I paid my entrance fee into this city with ten thousand dollars stolen from the Madison bank, and am here. Suffice it to say now, of course, I have no way of proving it, but the mere fact that I say it and the suggestion that goes with it, should convince you that it is so--this rob­ bery only represents a scheme for get­ ting me safely here. The . money was but a loan from Jim Denver, the de­ tective, to bait the trap which would cage all these desperate convicts in the stronghold they had built for their protection. "I am a spy, and it is part of my plan to break up this nest of murder­ ers, thieves and desperadoes. I have explained my actions to you, and I ex- * ^ j : - - • , y ; V < y s i ^ > > * ? r + t y f ^ 4 K Sw- Sounded the floor and walls of the cellar for a clew to the tunnel's entrance. >/•" almost blunt refusal eat him to '^T-.rVv the quiafc • ; : jp» . •. , - "Can you blame me?" more blandly 1 asked the doctor. "Your aid was the n •s .' dhoice of two evils--a possibility that , but one evil would exist." . • "No, I do not blame you," acknowl- . «dged Lang. "I admit the circum- \ Stance. It is not a pleasant thing for $, v; i • parent of your social standing to f£ 'r't . contemplate the union of purity such < As your child possesses with a person £ ' • y Of my character. But looking at it ? flandidly and from all sides, can you , ' expect to do better? What are your ^ / . Chances for ever leaving this place ; ' Alive? Besides, have I not truly won ." fcer by risking my life to save her from jsSV &'yit. f worse fate? Under the existing state "#f affairs she is looked upon as my ^-1 > ^ wife--without really being so. Do I £#•/_ f , Sot show you that I am honorable, de- |" serving the sanction of the church to make the marriage lawful? Another J,i'~ "thing, Dr. Huntington, I have asked I* • four consent coupled with the state- t 4' * ment that your daughter loves me-- A.". fhis is an argument in my favor. Still, jf \ *7 " if you wish to refuse, why do you not |flo so? I did not demand; by a very Hirnple test you would prove whether i' I asked for your consent through cour- I'lf"#l4e8y or not* YotIr daughter has trust- r ; ed me far enough to believe that if $rou refnse I will yet act the part of a j?-1* gentleman and not take undue advan- "i;|;^i%age of any circumstance that may tave placed your destinies in my keep- Ing." "Then I think," said the doctor with great deliberation, "that It is best you ( ido not insist upon marriage with my i|t ! . ^daughter. You see I am candid With "you." t -pj, Pearl looked hopelessly at her lover. , . "Now, as my right, I would ask, Dr. Huntington, what are your reasons f ifor refusing me your daughter's * - 'hand?" was the business-like question j t L a n g . . i f v ' " Y o u u n d e r s t a n d m y m o t i v e s p e r - fectly, Lang," rejoined the doctor, „ _ vainly trying to appear calm during , the trying ordeal. "Why force me to " say something which will distress us ^ both?" "Is it of a physical nature?" asked our hero, refusing to take the hint "No; you are physically-a model of manhood," said the doctor, enthusiasti­ cally. "Is it on account of poverty? You are not aware, perhaps, that I have a home and several thousand dollars In the bank?" "Poverty does not enter into the Question." "No doub£, then, it is because you consider me a criminal--a man with a past?" * The doctor nodded yes. §f|/ < "Very well, then," replied Lang, not » seemingly abashed, "if it were not for < this fact, you think you could oon- If sider me a fit suitor for your child's hand?" '"I could,** assented the doctor. ^ "Now we understand one another," Xi~r~~ ^ replied Lang, and he took at seat fac­ ing the doctor while he continued: || > "One of the reasons why I have sought , this interview is to make a confidant of.yon. Your daughter has done me tte honor to admit that she loves me: •MSii" pect you to believe it. Why? Because it should be evident to you that I am just what I say I am. No one but a person placed as I say I am placed would have done as I have done." "I believe you," exclaimed the doc­ tor. "How blind I have been. This accounts for your manhood and daring, and as a stranger, your remarkable knowledge of things concerning this town. About the 'haunted house,' for instance. Yes, I believe you." "If you believe me," said Lang, guardedly and firmly, "respect my si­ lence, antagonize me if you will open­ ly--a breath of suspicion wafted against me, a hint that I am even an honorable man", would mean my death." "I will trust you with my daughter," said the doctor, leading Pearl to our hero and placing her hands within his grasp. "As I value her life and happiness above all things, you can rest assured that I will let nothing escape me that will tend to do you or her harm." "Well, doctor," said Louis, after Im­ printing a kiss upon the cheek of Pearl, "to come to earth again, what do you suppose our friend Dr. Schiller had to propose to me to-night?" "I have no idea, unless it was to buy you off, now that it must be evi­ dent to him that you are his equal in strategy," replied the doctor. "I know that he has designs on my life and on my daughter's happiness. I cannot think that he has given up his re­ venge as yet." "You are right!" exclaimed the happy lover, stroking his wife's hair, "but I wouldn't sell my chance. How­ ever, as a means of drawing him out and keeping my own plans in the dark, I entered into a compact with him to marry your daughter according to the rules of the church--and after­ ward kill you." The doctor did not seem surprised, nor appear to notice the repetition of marriage in church. "What do you Intend to do?" was all he asked. "I mean to turn it to yours and my own advantage," returned Louis. "Cir­ cumstances could not have played bet­ ter into my hands than to have had Schiller approach me "In the manner he did. Are you willing to trust me implicitly?" "I am," the doctor replied. "And leave your daughter's llf« and happiness in my hands?" "I am." "You do npt ask why SehlHer made me these propositions?" said Louis. "I know why," exclaimed the doc­ tor. "I am the only living heir to an English estate of great value. If I die it goes to my daughter as the only liv­ ing representative of & once noble house." js . "And the Estate is worth?" queried Louis. "A million!" answered the doctor, promptly. * . • • • • • After the doctor and Pearl had re­ tired for the night, Lang set his wits to work to invent some way of circum­ venting Schiller. A plan had present­ ed itself to the detective, by which it would be possible to delude 8chlller Into the belief that Dr. Huntington had been disposed of. It wholly upon the truth of Golden'* statement that there was an entrance to and an exit from the city through a tunnel leading from the haunted house. It the tunnel was still in existence, Lang meant to allow Dr. Huntington to make his escape from the city in that way, furnishing him with a horse and trusting that the doctor would be able to find his way by the first station into the hands of Johnson, who, Louis felt, could be trusted to see the escap­ ing man safely on his way over thi border and directed toward civiliz» tion. The plan was worth trying at least With Lang, to think was to act As the first thing to be settled was to find out about the tunnel, Lang took a can­ dle and went down into the cellar to get his bearings. Entrance was made through a trap door cut in the floor of the kitchen, and by the aid of a sta­ tionary ladder Louis let himself down Into the hole which answered the pur­ pose of a storeroom for bric-a-brac and cast-off kitchen furniture. Louis sounded the floor and walls of the cellar for a clew to the tunnel's en­ trance, but for a long time without success. When about to give up the task as hopeless, a slight gust of wind which had a tendency to blow out the candle led him to the spot, which proved to be a door carefully con­ cealed. Proof of the entrance of the tunnel being thus obtained, Louis post­ poned further search until better pre­ pared to meet any unexpected emer­ gency which might crop upl!' <To be continued.^' Grfctl Britain's New Premier LIVES ON SEVEN CENTS A DAY. Western Man Has Cost of Existence Down to a Science. Seven cents a day is all that A. J. Seaman, a professional tax-title buyer with residences in Denver and Omaha, spends for food and drink, according to his own statement. He is thought to be worth at least $100,000, and is known"i5b have presented a certified check for $50,000 on one occasion. Despite his fortune he lives in the most frugal manner, renting a small room far out in the suburbs for which he pays almost nothing. "I have reduced the cost of living to a science," says Seaman. "Seven cents a day is my limit, and what this amount buys keeps me in excellent health. This allows 2 cents for break­ fast and supper, and 3 cents for a hearty meal in the middle of the day. For breakfast I have coffee and crack­ ers; for dinner a bowl of soup with bread, and at supper bread, butter and tea. I clothe myself for $7 a year and always have two complete out­ fits." Seaman does not use the street cars and walks to his suburban lodgings; also for short distances through the country, but does patronize the rail­ roads for long journeys. His sole business Is buying the titles of prop­ erty sold for taxes and disposing of them at higher prices. | 5\ ^ ^ Gov. Long and His "BitW The Hon. John D. Long of Massa­ chusetts tells with great glee of an experience he had when he was gov­ ernor. There was a public meeting at one of the theaters, to which the governor and his staff were invited. The staff put on their most gorgeous uniforms. There were quite a num­ ber of them, and they were resplend- ent in gold lace and cord. When the party reached the theater entrance they found so many people there that somebody suggested they should go around and enter by the stage door. They encountered a stolid stage doorkeeper, who had been at his post for years, and was used to the wiles of people who want to get behind the scenes. "Can't get in here," he said, gruffly. "But," said Mr. Long, "I am the gov* ernor." The doorkeeper looked the governor over carefully. Apparently he recog­ nized him, for he said, "All right, gov­ ernor, you can go in." Then he waved his hand at the gaudy staff and announced: "The band must go around the other wajr.* r . • ; J. Putnam Bradlee's Trousers.' Back in the sixties Goodrich & Dyei were tailors In Joy's building, where the Rogers building now stands, and the late J. Putnam Bradlee was one of their patrons, says a writer in the Boston Herald. One day he ordered a pair of doe­ skin trousers, and In due time they were sent to his home. The next day Mr. Bradlee called and said to Mr. Dyer: "These trousers, are cut with the nap down on the frant and up on the back part." Mr. Dyer, with rare presence of mind, replied: "That is the way we cut them now. You brush down the front and up the back, so it makes it more convenient for you." Mr. Bradlee said: "I am glad to know It," and went out. In the course of time he came In to order another pair, and he said to Mr. Dyer: "If it will not be any great trouble to you, I prefer that nap should run the same way front and back." Why "Mike" Kelley Laughed. Baseball cranks will all remember with pleasure the late "Mike" Kelley* the star attraction of the famous Bos­ tons, then the champions of the Na­ tional league. The Bostons were play­ ing in a western city, and had just re­ turned to their hotel after the game, and the members of the team were separating and going to their rooms, While Kelley headed for the bathroom to take his regular "rub-down." A few minutes later one of the oth­ er players on the team, while passing down the corridor, heard Kelley's well-known laugh inside the bathroom, and stopped at the door and asked Kelley what the Joke was. Kelley replied: "This is the first time I ever got out of the bath tub without stepping on the soap." Closed Season for Snails. ' The famous snail of Burgundy 1i sc greatly reduced in numbers that the demand for it in the restaurants can­ not be adequately supplied. The gen­ eral council of the department of the Cote d'Or has therefore asked the pre­ fect to authorize a close time An snails between April 15 and July If. The political crisis in the united kingdom reached a climax Dec. 4, when Arthur J. Balfour, the premier, formally tendered the resignation of himself and the members of his cabi­ net, to King Edward, who accepted them. His majesty intrusted Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman with the task of forming a new cabinet. "C.-B." has been leader of the op­ position since 1899, when Lord Rose- bery resigned the position. He dis­ tinguished himself by his fight on the government's South African pol­ icy and by his opposition.to the war POSTAL REVENUE8 ARE LARGE. Enormous-Increase Shown in Receipts In Recent Years. Mercury the messenger In his my­ riad personality of the United States postal service has swelled to a gi­ gantically prosperous race. The pos­ tal revenues for 1904-05 were greater by 110,000,000 than those for 1903-04, and outside the rural branch of the service, which has been vastly ex­ tended in free deliveries, receipts now balance expenditures. The mon­ ey order business reached $1,000,000,- 000, a gain of more than 20 per cent, and 6,000,000,000 more postal cards, stamps, and stamped wrappers were used last year than the year previous. Were it not. for the deficit entailed by the rural free delivery the depart^ ment could at the present more than pay its way and within the next five or ten years might be in a position to recommenSS' congress some mate­ rial reduction In postal rates. As a means of education and of national development the rural free delivery has already proved its worth, and as the system grows it will become more and more self-supporting. It benefits trade by bringing the country into easy communication with the city and Increases enlightenment, eontentment and comfort in rural districts.--Chi­ cago Tribune. Making Statistics Attractive. Secretary Wilson knows as well as another that to the average man mere statistics are unattractive and large­ ly meaningless. When he says that "every, sunset during the last five years has registered an increase of $3,400,000 in the value of American farms" the fact sticks. When he states and proves that "the man with the hoe has become the man with the harvester and the depositor and share­ holder of the bank" he tells a monu­ mental truth that will bear some dec­ orative detail. Let the good work go on. If the purpose of a department report is to tell the people what it Is doing for them it should be set forth in terms that can be under- standed of the people and remember­ ed by them. Figures alone will not serve.--Cleveland Plain Dealer. Authors in Collaboration. The announcement of the death of the widow of James Rloe recalls the notable collaboration between James flice and Walter Besant. It was like the partnership of Erckmann and Cha- trian. To-day we have the example of the Castles, mother and son, writ­ ing novels in collaboration, and other modern instances can be cited. An­ drew Lang said years ago: "As a rule in collaboration one man does the work while the other looks, on." Another opinion is that of Dumas, who wrote: "One is always the dupe and he is the man of talent." Those who knew the two men said that it was James Rice who,supplied the in­ genious plots and Walter Besaut who worked out the detail. Deaf Mutes Makers of Telephones. Past masters of at least one trade are the deaf mutes, who have been found far to excel the ordinary ar­ tisan in one sort of telephone mak­ ing. A telephone factory of Chicago, after a series of experiments, discov­ ered that to the manufacture of the modern telephone and Its delicate mechanism the deaf mute, by reason of manual deftness incident to con­ stant use of the sign language, is pe­ culiarly adapted. This factory is now employing at standard wages 150 peo- ple without speech or hearing. 'v Provides Labor for Converts. A company has recently been or­ ganized in Fatebargh, -India, "to pro­ vide remunerative labor for Indian Christians," thus striving to overcome the difficulty of furnishing support for native Christians who have be­ come outcasts for the sake of gos­ pel. The company is conducted on the profit-sharing plan, one-fourth of all the profits being divided among those in service for six months or more, In proportion to the size of wi& the Boers. He is 69" years old, was born in Scotland, and has been a member of the house of commons uninterruptedly since 1868. He was financial secretary from 1871 to 1874, and frOM 1880 to 1882. From 1882 until his party went out in 1885 he was Irish secretary. In 1886, when Gladstone returned to office, Sir Henry was made secretary of war. When Gladstone was defeated on the Irish home rule bill Sir Henry went out with the rest. He returned to the war office under Lord Rosebery in 1892, and remained until the defeat of the liberals in 1895. He was knighted In 1895. CHANGE Iff NUMERAL SY8TEM. Use of Duodecimals Instead of Deci­ mals Suggested. » Duodecimals instead of decimals are offered from England. A notation founded on twelve instead of ten is believed to have been in use by the Chaldeans, and since twelve is divisi­ ble by two, three, four, and six, this is manifestly superior to ten, which is divisible only by two and five; It would be necessary to forego the use of the Arabic system of numerals and have eleven new ones and zero before the undoubted advantages of the duodeci­ mal system could be realized in prac­ tice. It is argued that there id no necessity of displacing the old nota­ tion but merely to teach evefry child the new system also. The extra con­ venience in calculation would soon leave the Arabic figures stranded as historical curiosities. It is incon­ ceivable once a man acquires the hab­ it of reckoning by twelves that he should ever voluntarily return to tens. It Is suggested that a beginning be made with scientific and technical students, a picked class of intelligent minds which would readily understand the value of a duodecimal notation and not grudge the small amount of trouble necessary for memorising. Japan Sends Best Sulphur. " Look in Japan for good sulphur. The yield of sulphur from Japanese ore is probably the highest in the world. It reaches 50 per cent In the north, where ore of less than 38 per cent is rejected. In Sicily 20 per cent ore is considered workable. Japan's output has grown from 10,000 tons in 1900 to abovtj 20,000 tons in 1904, and is Ukely to grow still further. Domestic consumption takes only a quarter of the output, the consuming Industries being the manufacture of matches, for which there are numerous plants, of explosives and of chemi­ cals. Exports amount to 14,000 or 15,- 000 tons per year, the western coast of the United States and Australia being the largest consumers. The process of extraction is still primitive and in northern Japan snow inter­ rupts activities for five months every year. Claiming Victory for Turbine*. The advantages claimed for the tur­ bine Justified thus far by experiment are economy in coal consumption, smaller engine-room, lessened vibra­ tion, reduced cost of attendance, over­ hauling and of oils and stores. The defects heretofore pointed out--the in­ efficiency of turbines at low speed and poor reversing and maneuvering qual­ ities--are now said to have been over­ come and the turbinites are asserting a complete victory. It is confidently believed that the time Is not far dis­ tant when, utilizing the saved space for larger turbine batteries, passenger steamers will be propelled at thirty- five statute miles an hour, or as as the ordinary railway train.. Career of Richard A. McCurdy. Richard A.. McCurdy, who has re­ signed the presidency of the Mutual Life company, is a lawyer by profes­ sion, having graduated from Harvard in 1855 with the degree of LL. B. Lat­ er he practiced law in New York with Lucius Robinson, afterward governor of the state. He first became identi­ fied with the Mutual in 1860 as its counsel and has been drawing salary from the corporation ever since. A few years ago he built a house in Morrlstown, N. J., which cost about j$l ,000,000. Modern Inventions for SMpi* All of the water-tight doors con­ necting compartments of the hold of one of the greatest ocean liners can be closed in a few seconds, from the bridge of the steamer, by simply pressing an electric button. Another useful application of science to the protection of passengers is the fitting of the latest type of ocean steamships with apparatus whereby sulphuric acid gas can be forced into a lire in any part of the vessel, immediately aftM- it is dU<J9vered. A NEW TRAIN TO LOS ANGELES. The North-Western Line and The Union Pacific Put On a Solid Through Train Via 8alt Lake Be­ ginning Dec. 17th. Beginning Sunday, December 17th, a solid through train from Chicago to Los Angeles will be placed in service over The Chicago. Union Pacific & North-Western Line and5 the newly opened Salt Lake Route {S. P., L. A. & S. L. R. R.) The? train will be electric lighted throughout. The new train will leave the Wells Street Station, Chicago, ev­ ery day in the year, at 10 P. M., arriving at Los Angeles at 4:45 P. M. the third day. The equipment is new from the Pullman shops. The electric lighting of the cars in­ cludes berth reading .lamps of the most modern design, conveniently placed In each drawing room and sec­ tion in the sleeping cars. The com­ posite-observation car and dining car is brilliantly lighted, with both center :.and side lamps. The equipment Includes one 14 sec­ tion and drawing room Pullman stand­ ard sleeping car, one 12 section and drawing room Pullman standard sleep­ ing car, one Pullman tourist sleeping car, and a composite-observation car, with buffet-smoking room and Book- lovers Library, through to Los An­ geles without change. All meals in dining car, a la carte service. The architecture and interior fin­ ish of each car presents an unusual richness of effect The Interior decor­ ations are in green and gold, the up­ holstery is in olive green plush; the woodwork in vermillion mahogany. The dining cars are of the latest design and their equipment is most complete. The best of chefs, skilled stewards, experienced waiters, and menu of the highest character, com­ bine to cater satisfactorily to the most exacting ta3te. Every provision has been made for the greatest degree of comfort and convenience for all classes of travel The route of the new train is over the only double track railway between Chicago and the Missouri River, through Council Bluffs, Omaha and Cheyenne to Ogden and Salt Lake City, and directly across Southwestern Utah and Southern Nevada, into the citrus fruit region of California, pass­ ing through San Bernadino, Riverside and Pomona to Los Angeles. This is a new and desirable routing, and se­ cures to the traveler the advantages of the best that can be produced in railway travel over the pioneer line from Chicago and the enjoyment of new scenes and excellent train ser­ vice over the new Salt Lake Road. Mahy travelers to Southern Califor­ nia will doubtless avail themselves of this routing one way, returning through the San Joaquin Valley or up the Cost Line of the Southern Pa­ cific to San Francisco, and thence east on the Overland Limited. Round trip tourist tickets provide for this variable routing,- and also for stop­ overs at Salt Lake Citv and at vari­ ous California points without any extra charge. The sleeping car diagrams for the new train are now open to the public for reservation of space. Washington an Expensive City. Washington is, next to New York, the most expensive American city ih which to live. Rents, fuel, groceries, meats and clothing are all high. The ordinary government clerk of family has to live not only on an economic basis but on one of actual niggardli­ ness, barren of comforts and far re­ moved from the semblance of luxury. For him to live within his Income is scarcely possible. At best there is left no margin for Insurance, for medical attention or for the savings bank. For him to buy a home would be as likely as for him to buy the capltol. Yet, habituated to a round of duties, he clings to his place, for he is out of touch with e ther opportuni­ ties and knows that were he to re­ tire a score would scramble for the vacancy.--New York Times. Has Long Record of Slaughter. Although 53 years old Earl De Gray still ranks as the greatest game butcher in England, perhaps in the world. He has killed more game than any other living sportsman--amount­ ing, when last computed--to 316,699 head. Comprised in this list were 11,900 pheasants, 89,400 partridges, 15,500 grouse, 26,500 hares and as many rabbits. In Yorkshire he once ihot 500 grouse in a single day and >n another oceaSion brought down fSO pheasants* In Wales, between lunrise and sunset, he once disposed >f •» rabbits. A BRAIN WORKER. Muft Have the Kind of Pood That Nourishes Brain. "I am a literary- man whose nervous energy is a great part of my stock In trade, and ordinarily I have little pa­ tience with breakfast 'foods and the xtravagant claims made of them. But; I cannot withhold my acknowledg­ ment of the debt that I owe to Grape- Nutafood. v "I discovered long ago that the very bulklness of the ordinary diet was not calculated to give one a clear head, the power of sustained, accurate thinking. I always felt heavy and sluggish in mind as well as body after eating the ordinary meal, which diverted the blood from the brain to the digestive apparatus. 'I tried foods easy of digestion, but found them usually deficient In nutri­ ment. I experimented with many breakfast foods and they, too, proved unsatisfactory, till I reached Grape- Nuts. And then the problem was solved. "Grape-Nuts agreed with me per­ fectly from the beginning, satisfying my hunger and supplying the nutri­ ment that so many other prepared foods lack. "I had not been using it very long before I found that I was turning out an unusual quantity and quality of work. Continued use has demonstrat­ ed to my entire satisfaction tbat Grape-Nuts food contains all the ele­ ments needed by the brain and nerv­ ous system of the hard working pul>llc writer." Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich ' There's a reason. Read the llttl* book. "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs WEST POINT'S NEW CHAPLAIN.! Saw. Edward 8. Travers Popular an#~: an Athlete. Rer. Edward S. Travers, who >een appointed chaplain of the United States military academy at Wlest Point by President Roosevelt, with :he rank of captain, is one of the iblest young clergymen of the times. He has been assistant rector of Tria« , ity church in Boston for about two rears and has made scores of friends among the young people. He was born in Meriden, Conn., Oct. 10, 1874, •> »nd was graduated from Trinity col» lege in 1898. He enlisted in the First Connecticut regiment of volunteers ; jsrFrjDmg? S. and saw service in the Spanish-Amer&f can war. He took his degree fron# Trinity in 1901 and was ordained by- Bishop Brewster on June 1 of th# f same year. He became'interested la the work of Bishop Huntington in New- York and was assigned to the East Side chapel, connected with Grace • church. In 1892 he was advanced t4 the priesthood and the following Sep*; tember became assistant pastor o|'i! Christ church in Poughkeepsle, N. Y. He left there in 1904 to become assist* ant rector of Trinity church. While at college Mr. Travers played half ­ back on the varsity and was a sprint­ er, holding the Trinity records for the . 100 and 220 yard dashes of 10 1-5 an«t 23 seconds respectively, and he wa|i> also a member of the Psi Upsilon frai>v"' ternity. JUDGE HARMON MADE RECEIVER Pere Marquette and C., H. A D. Rait, roads in His Hands. United States Judge Henry Lurtoa at Cincinnati ordered the Clnclnnatlf Hamilton and Dayton and the Pere Marquette railroads placed in the - hands of a receiver and appointed , former Judge Judson Harmon, attor­ ney general under President Cleve­ land, to act in that capacity. Astor to Erect Fine Building. William Waldorf Astor Is sodh " to erect a model apartment house in Broadway, New York, near Central park. It will be the biggest thing o£ Its kind anywhere on earth, but it will- not be the tallest. William Whldorf* unlike his cousin, John Jacob, does not believe in tall buildings for resi­ dential purposes. The new building will cover almost a city block, but will be only twelve stories high. When it is stated that it will accommodate in large and comfortable rooma 1,600 persons, some idea of its size may be had. There will be five miles of hall­ ways, seventy miles of pipes and eight hydrostatic elevators running; day and night. No apartment will be let under $1,000 a year. Vo - • ' Prance Seeking a President. Several well known French cUiseni are being mentioned as possible suc­ cessors to President Lou bet. M. f^ilieres, president of the senate, is thought to have a good chance and Leon Bourgeois is regarded as a like­ ly candidate. M. Doumer would bet farther to the front but for opposi­ tion on the part of advanced republic cans, the same being true of M. Ri- hot. The prime minister, M. Rouvler, is believed to be in a receptive mood and M. Sarrien, for many years a not­ ed secret power in politics, is the most prominent dark horse. Not a few be­ lieve that at the last moment Presi­ dent Loubet himself may be induced to enter the race for a second term. •ft Honeymoon Amid Hardships. A honeymoon in Tibet cannot he recommended as a general practice. It has Its drawbacks. Count de Lesdaln and his wife, who spent their honey­ moon in traveling from Pekin, through Tibet, to India, has numerous adven­ tures. While crossing one of the rivers encountered, all the belongings of the explorer were lost, and the party had to subsist for some time on the game they shot The Countess, who is an American, had an attack of fever whilf crossing an immense desert. Knew Not the. King of TerreMfct" A little girl, coming in contact with death for the first time in the shape of a lifeless bird that she found in the wood, ran with it to her nurse. What can be the matter with it?** she cried. "The bird is dead," the nurse answered • portentously, "we must all.die some day." The little girl looked at the small corpse in her hand contemplatively, then drop, ped it with some disgust "You may die if you want to," she remarked. "1 shan't" ; , V - . • ;

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